"Master Ritsuka…?" Arthur asked hesitantly when he saw Ritsuka's burning eyes.
She didn't respond as her fingers tapped the phone screen, taking her to the summoning section. A maniacal smile curved her lips as a dark, dark aura rose off her. Her eyes were now wide and round, with no sign of white sclerae.
Arthur, sensing a great danger, turned his pleading eyes to Karna. "Karna, what should we do?!"
"Let her roll," Karna replied. "Master Ritsuka has been suppressing her desires to roll the gacha for the past few days despite having 500 quartz. Letting them out now is better than waiting until later."
"Is she going to be alright though?" Kairi asked cautiously. "Her aura feels more dangerous than a Dead Apostle Ancestor's."
"And… roll!" Ritsuka slammed her finger down on the "10x roll" button and the screen loaded.
Inhaling, Arthur watched the virtual orbs spin. Ritsuka excitedly tapped the screen, squealing as she saw a golden Berserker card appear. "My third SR has come to me… wait… what?!" The card froze, flickering between gold and silver before settling on silver, the Servant revealing itself to be… Kiyohime. Tapping the screen a few more times revealed the rest of Ritsuka's roll: 3 Black Key Craft Essences, two of a shirtless Kotomine Kirei, 3 copies of Kiyohime, and 2 mapo tofu Craft Essences.
"…" Ritsuka stared at the screen.
"…" Arthur mentally debated whether or not to dematerialize.
"…" The faintest hint of uncertainty flickered in Karna's eyes.
"DAMN MY LUCK!" Ritsuka's scream reverberated throughout the mausoleum. Kairi had to clap his hands over his ears to muffle the sound, while Arthur and Karna exchanged resigned looks. Mordred simply looked confused.
"Master Ritsuka…" Arthur started. "It's only one roll. You should try again."
"No! I've had similar rolls like this before! Once it starts, I don't even get a 5* Craft Essence! I've had it with this stupid game!" Ritsuka tossed her phone in some random direction and started rolling around on the floor.
(By some miracle, Karna caught the phone and carefully placed it down next to Ritsuka.)
"Hey, if you're going to make such a big fuss over one roll then let me try," Mordred said. "You're going to get nowhere at this rate."
"I've been nowhere for the past few months," Ritsuka said morosely as she handed the phone to the blond knight.
"So I just press this 10x button, right?" Mordred tapped the button and the screen loaded.
Rainbow orbs spun around the summoning circle, and a golden Saber card appeared.
Ritsuka snatched the phone from Mordred. "Did you just roll me a gold Saber?!"
Mordred blinked. "Is that supposed to be good?"
Ritsuka squealed as the card revealed itself. "You rolled Altera! This is the best day of my life! Thanks Mordred!"
"Isn't that great, Mordred?" Arthur said happily before Mordred could reply. "Look at my cute daughter already rolling some of the best Servants for my Master!"
Mordred's cheeks coloured. "S-shut up, Father! I'm not cute, I'm a knight!"
Karna simply watched the two banter, faint amusement lighting up his eyes. "I wonder how you managed to settle the differences between you and Arturia with Mordred, Arthur."
Arthur simply grinned. "A doting father has to keep his secrets."
Ritsuka's squeal drowned out any other noise. "MORDRED ROLLED ME ALTERA, HERSELF, AND ATALANTA IN ONE ROLL! YOU'RE THE BEST!"
"So… two SSRs and one SR. That is quite rare. Good job, Mordred," Karna said.
"Wait, I'm in this game as well?!" Mordred said, scooting over to see Ritsuka's screen.
Ritsuka turned up the volume so she could hear her new Servants introduce themselves.
"My name is Altera, descendant of the Huns and the God of War's warrior." Ritsuka squealed. "My first ever SSR Saber!"
Then came Mordred's. "Saber, Mordred. Is Father here?"
Arthur burst into laughter as Mordred's face burned red. "I wouldn't say that in a regular summoning!"
"So cute!"
Finally, Atalanta. "Are you my Master? Nice to meet you."
"Alright, so priorities are leveling Mordred and Atalanta. I'll have to level Altera later but this is my version of a thank-you to Mordred, I guess!" Ritsuka took out some Saber EXP crystals and gave them to Mordred. "Here's my thank-you gift! They taste really good."
Mordred bit into one, crunching loudly. Her eyes lit up. "These taste so much better than Gawain's cooking!"
"Arthur, Karna, you too." Ritsuka handed Saber and Lancer EXP crystals to the respective Servants, both nodding their thanks to their Master.
"So, are you going to continue rolling?" Kairi asked.
Ritsuka shook her head. "Not me. Considering Mordred managed to roll me two SSRs while I haven't rolled a single SR in months means I'm the one cursed with Black Keys, not my account."
"So then…"
Ritsuka's eyes burned again. "Mordred, keep on rolling!"
"E-eh?!"
In the end, Ritsuka spent a total of 480 quartz. Arthur, Mordred and Kairi alternated rolling to see who got the most rare Servants. Karna declined the offer, deciding to keep an eye on Ritsuka's reactions.
Needless to say, Ritsuka was ready to explode.
Whether from excitement, incredulity, or shock, no one knew.
Arthur: Managed to roll copies most of the better 5* Craft Essences and two versions of his counterpart Arturia—Saber Alter and Lancer. He also somehow managed to roll Jeanne.
Mordred: Rolled Arturia in her original Saber form and Lancer Alter. She also rolled Astolfo, Frankenstein, and Vlad. Also got a lot of SR Craft Essences.
(Ritsuka was ready to hug Mordred after she rolled Vlad but Karna restrained her just in time.)
Kairi: Mostly 3* Craft Essences that weren't Black Keys or Mapo, a few copies of his Craft Essence ("Now that's creepy," he remarked), Siegfried, and Fionn.
It was quite easy to deduce who surprisingly had the best luck in the entire group.